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Ironwood holds back-to-school fair
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Although neither the teachers nor students probably want to admit it, the start of the school year is right around the corner. With the need t...
Hiawatha restoration begins
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - After years of fundraising the work to repair and paint the 50-foot fiberglass replica of the legendary Hiawatha is underway at the park along...
Public to hear Hurley highway interchange project plans
HURLEY — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting to discuss plans to improve the U.S. 2/U.S. 51 intersection in Hurley, including the possibility of installing a roundabout. The meeting is set to start at 5:30 p.m....
Marenisco will fight to keep former OCF sewer system
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO — The Marenisco Township board of trustees voted Monday evening to authorize the submission of an injunction to prevent the Michigan Department of Corrections from filling in a self-sufficient...
GCC students make Campus Suites feel like home
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - This week around 80 students are moving into the Campus Suites at Gogebic Community College to get settled prior to the start of classes on...
Ironwood board requests 2% funds
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools will once again seek a portion of the Northern Waters Casino Resort’s 2% funds, after the district’s board of education approved forwarding a request Monday....
Community calendar
Wednesday, Aug. 21 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club,...
Springstead crash victim identified as county board member
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Iron County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the Springstead man killed in Friday’s single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Wisconsin 182 and Wisconsin 47. Bradford...
Bessemer supports redevelopment of trailside property
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The Bessemer city council voted Monday evening to support a potential redevelopment deal of property at 508 S. Moore St. The aim has been for the...
Hurley School approves transportation request
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY, Wis. — The Hurley Board of Education on Monday approved 5-0 a transportation request for children living outside of the school bus routes. The Island Lake family lives 18 miles from the nearest...
Sprinsgstead man killed in accident
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis. — A Springstead man is dead following a single-vehicle crash Friday. A passing motorist reported the accident at the intersection of Wisconsin 47 and Wisconsin 182 to the Iron County Sheriff’s Department at approximately 11:10...
Rain doesn't stop activity at Old Victoria Craft Fair
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com ROCKLAND - Steady rain hampered attendance at Sunday's 37th annual Old Victoria Craft Fair in Rockland, but that didn't stop dozens of folks from making the...
Ontonagon demolition begins
ONTONAGON - The first of two demolition projects in Ontonagon was completed Thursday. The home of the late Doug Filpula, which was adjacent to the Ontonagon Township Park, was demolished as part of a...
Public hears options to fix road into Porkies
BY JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com SILVER CITY — The Ontonagon County Road Commission and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources agree something must be done to protect County Road 107, the main entry road on the east end of the Porcupine...
Gogebic County broadband survey available
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Supporters of broadband expansion in Gogebic County are hoping residents will complete an online survey looking at demand in the region. The survey is part of a larger broadband expansion...
Buchko looks back on time with Gray Ladies
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Looking back, Joan Buchko of Ironwood remembers her time serving in the Gray Ladies fondly. The Gray Ladies was an organization dedicated to the...
Mercer school board seeks unity
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com MERCER, Wis. — School boards need differences of opinion but should work together toward a common good, say new members of the Mercer Board of Education. Two interim board members, Sue Loth and Jeff...
Pocket Park trees tranformed
By LARRY HOLCOMBE lholcombe@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Kay Johnson said her “art brain” kicked in when she saw the devastation that had befallen a pair of small trees in the Pocket Park in do...
Rotary pie social raises funds for causes
WAKEFIELD - A table full of pie slices in various flavors tantalized visitors at a Thursday afternoon social by the Wakefield-Bessemer Rotary Club. The colorful array at Wakefield's VFW Post 9084...
County looks to fund EDA office
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The work to open a county economic development authority office is moving forward, according to a report to the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. In her county...
Shaffer named Homemaker of the Year at Gogebic County Fair
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Sharlene Shaffer of Ironwood was named Homemaker of the Year at the Gogebic County Fair last weekend. Shaffer and her family moved to Ironwood in 201...
Hurley school officials say security essential for learning
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - As the 2019-20 school year approaches administrators of area school districts said funding has allowed security upgrades in an ongoing effort...
